diff --git a/change_notes/2024-02-12-exclusion-A2-10-4.md b/change_notes/2024-02-12-exclusion-A2-10-4.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccaf302dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change_notes/2024-02-12-exclusion-A2-10-4.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- `A2-10-4` - `IdentifierNameOfStaticNonMemberObjectReusedInNamespace.ql`:
+    - Fix FP reported in #385. Addresses incorrect detection of partially specialized template variables as conflicting reuses.
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diff --git a/cpp/autosar/src/rules/A2-10-4/IdentifierNameOfStaticNonMemberObjectReusedInNamespace.ql b/cpp/autosar/src/rules/A2-10-4/IdentifierNameOfStaticNonMemberObjectReusedInNamespace.ql
index ba24ada376..e04bb89cfa 100644
--- a/cpp/autosar/src/rules/A2-10-4/IdentifierNameOfStaticNonMemberObjectReusedInNamespace.ql
+++ b/cpp/autosar/src/rules/A2-10-4/IdentifierNameOfStaticNonMemberObjectReusedInNamespace.ql
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ class CandidateVariable extends Variable {
   CandidateVariable() {
     hasDefinition() and
     isStatic() and
-    not this instanceof MemberVariable
+    not this instanceof MemberVariable and
+    //exclude partially specialized template variables
+    not exists(TemplateVariable v | this = v.getAnInstantiation())
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cpp/autosar/src/rules/M3-9-1/TypesNotIdenticalInReturnDeclarations.ql b/cpp/autosar/src/rules/M3-9-1/TypesNotIdenticalInReturnDeclarations.ql
index b99c656692..2792850dba 100644
--- a/cpp/autosar/src/rules/M3-9-1/TypesNotIdenticalInReturnDeclarations.ql
+++ b/cpp/autosar/src/rules/M3-9-1/TypesNotIdenticalInReturnDeclarations.ql
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import cpp
 import codingstandards.cpp.autosar
-import cpp
-import codingstandards.cpp.autosar
 
 from FunctionDeclarationEntry f1, FunctionDeclarationEntry f2
 where
diff --git a/cpp/autosar/test/rules/A2-10-4/test1a.cpp b/cpp/autosar/test/rules/A2-10-4/test1a.cpp
index 4c6ec898ed..8511fffa92 100644
--- a/cpp/autosar/test/rules/A2-10-4/test1a.cpp
+++ b/cpp/autosar/test/rules/A2-10-4/test1a.cpp
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@ namespace ns3 {
 static void f1() {}
 
 void f2() {}
+
+// Variable templates can cause false positives
+template <int x> static int number_one = 0; // COMPLIANT
+
+template <> static int number_one<1> = 1; // COMPLIANT
+template <> static int number_one<2> = 2; // COMPLIANT
 } // namespace ns3
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